#VU87294 Resource exhaustion in SPSS Statistics - CVE-2022-43855

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87294

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43855

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
SPSS Statistics
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local user can create multiple files that could exhaust the file handles capacity and cause a denial of service.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SPSS Statistics: before 29.0.2

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External links
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7130881

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.